New York’s aging population is putting increasing pressure on nursing homes, assisted living providers and home care agencies as workforce shortages and financial challenges strain the system, according to Spectrum News 1.
The state has about 4.8 million residents age 60 and older, a population projected to reach 5.3 million by 2030.
Providers are struggling to maintain enough workers and resources to meet demand for long-term and community-based care.
Those pressures are increasingly shifting responsibility to family caregivers when professional services are unavailable or difficult to access.
The concerns come one year after Gov. Kathy Hochul released New York’s Master Plan for Aging, which was designed to address the needs of the state’s growing older population.
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